Holder for christmas trees, etc.



March 19, 1929. w. A. FINNEGAN HOLDER FOR CHRISTMAS TREES, ETC

Filed April 25, 1928 Patented Mar. 19, 1%39.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFlQE.

WILFRED A. FINNEGAN, 0F BANGOR, MAINE,

HOLDER FOR CHRISTMAS TREES, ETC.

end portion or" an uprightmember, such as the trunk of a Christmas tree.

The object of the invention is to provide a knockdown holder compos d entirely of tour duplicate arms, each so formed that it may be separately interlocked with another arm in such manner that the severa .rms may be assembled to form secret and arm portions extending outwardly in different directions therefrom, to afford a stable support for an upright member inserted in the socket, the arms being readily separable from each other, so that the holder may be quickly erected for use and knocked down for storage and shipment.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view, sliowi the holder erected for use.

Figure 2 is a perspective view, showing the vholder knocked down.

The reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

My improved holder is composed entirely of tour duplicate oblong flat-sided arms 12, which may be conveniently sawed, or other wis cut from flat-sided wooden boards. the inner end. portion of each arm being preferahly widened, and constituting a side wall of the socket.

On the inner end of each arm is integrally formed a dovetail tongue 13, extending from edge to edge of the arm. In one side of the inner end portion ot each arm is formed dovetail groove l-l, adapted to receive and be scparably interlocked with the tongue 13 oi another arm, the tongue and groove extending crosswise of the arm and being per pendicular to the lower edge of the arm which bears on a floor when the holder is in use.

The arrangement such that the tongues and grooves of the several arms may be interlo ked. to form a holder adapted to have an extended bearing on floor, and includa central tour-sided socket l5, perpendicular to a door on which the holder rests. and arm portions projecting outwardly in different directions from the corner portions of the socket.

The tongues are slidable into and out of the grooves, so that the holder may be quickly erected. as shown by Figure 1. and knocked down and compactly packed, as shown by Figure 14 for storage and shipment.

.Vhen a Ch tmas tree trunk, or other member supported, is inserted in the :idency of said member to be s of the tongues and grooves 1 other, so that endwise sliphe groove faces on the tongue faces ping of l is prevented. It is therefore unnecessary to provide means such as screws for positively connecting the arms to each other.

I claim:

A holder of the charact r ed. com osed oi tour duplicate oblong tlai't-sided arms, each having on one end a dovetail tongue. and one side a dovetail groove. spaced from the tongue and formed to receive and be scparably interlocked with the tongue of another arm, the tongue and groove extending crosswise of the arm, the ar tllllftllltlli? being; such that the tongues and grooves of the sevcral arnis may be interlocked to form a holder, adapted to have an extended hearing on a H001, and including a central foursidcd socket, and arm portions projecting outwa i in different diretio troin the corner portions of the st Let. be tongues being slidable into and out of the grooves that the holder may be erected tor use, and knocked down tor storage and shipment.

In testimony whereot l have atlixed my signature.

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